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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refuses to watch the conflict because it is too painful to bear?

2. Which character is sewing and avoiding any fearful thoughts?

3. Which character's complexity is revealed with contrasting sides to his personality?

4. Who plots to break his promise and enslave one of the women?

5. In the Author's Epilogue, who is the character who surprisingly returns to Sparta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helenus reveal to his sibling about the horse?

2. What does Cassandra wish to confide in her brother?

3. Why does Achilles refuse to fight?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 19, what risk does Cassandra take?

5. What does Achilles do that makes the Trojan women weep?

6. What eventually happens to Helenus?

7. How do the women watch the unfolding battle?

8. What is the immediate repercussion of Patroclus' death?

9. Describe the discussion in the Trojan kitchen garden as war begins.

10. What is the story that Helenus tells his sibling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is good and evil portrayed on the battlefield? Give an example of each and defend your reasoning in several sentences.

Essay Topic 2

Helen changes from being an impulsive and immature young girl to a poised, confident, and attractive young woman under Theseus' guidance. What does this transformation offer Helen? How does her experience and interactions with other people change?

Essay Topic 3

What is the allusion offered by the horse that the Greeks leave behind? How does this contribute to the downfall of the Trojans?

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